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Is Friday 1 January 2021 a England and Wales bank holidays business day?

No: Friday 1 January 2021 is not a England and Wales bank holidays business day, because England and Wales bank holidays is closed for New Year's Day, according to GOV.UK (Government Digital Service); England and Wales bank holidays reopens on Monday 4 January 2021 (Zeitwide release 2026.11.04.1).

28 days of England and Wales bank holidays around Fri 1 Jan 2021

England and Wales bank holidays, Fri 25 Dec 2020 to Thu 21 Jan 2021
CalendarFri 25 Dec 2020Sat 26 Dec 2020Sun 27 Dec 2020Mon 28 Dec 2020Tue 29 Dec 2020Wed 30 Dec 2020Thu 31 Dec 2020Fri 1 Jan 2021Sat 2 Jan 2021Sun 3 Jan 2021Mon 4 Jan 2021Tue 5 Jan 2021Wed 6 Jan 2021Thu 7 Jan 2021Fri 8 Jan 2021Sat 9 Jan 2021Sun 10 Jan 2021Mon 11 Jan 2021Tue 12 Jan 2021Wed 13 Jan 2021Thu 14 Jan 2021Fri 15 Jan 2021Sat 16 Jan 2021Sun 17 Jan 2021Mon 18 Jan 2021Tue 19 Jan 2021Wed 20 Jan 2021Thu 21 Jan 2021
England and Wales bank holidaysEngland and Wales bank holidays closed Fri 25 Dec 2020: Christmas DayEngland and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 26 Dec 2020England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 27 Dec 2020England and Wales bank holidays closed Mon 28 Dec 2020: Boxing Day (Substitute day)England and Wales bank holidays open Tue 29 Dec 2020England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 30 Dec 2020England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 31 Dec 2020England and Wales bank holidays closed Fri 1 Jan 2021: New Year's DayEngland and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 2 Jan 2021England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 3 Jan 2021England and Wales bank holidays open Mon 4 Jan 2021England and Wales bank holidays open Tue 5 Jan 2021England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 6 Jan 2021England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 7 Jan 2021England and Wales bank holidays open Fri 8 Jan 2021England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 9 Jan 2021England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 10 Jan 2021England and Wales bank holidays open Mon 11 Jan 2021England and Wales bank holidays open Tue 12 Jan 2021England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 13 Jan 2021England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 14 Jan 2021England and Wales bank holidays open Fri 15 Jan 2021England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sat 16 Jan 2021England and Wales bank holidays closed for the weekend Sun 17 Jan 2021England and Wales bank holidays open Mon 18 Jan 2021England and Wales bank holidays open Tue 19 Jan 2021England and Wales bank holidays open Wed 20 Jan 2021England and Wales bank holidays open Thu 21 Jan 2021
  • Open
  • Closed
  • Weekend
  • Holiday on a weekend

Other calendars on Fri 1 Jan 2021

Friday 1 January 2021 on 7 other calendars
CalendarStatusWhy
Germany: nationwide public holidays (DE)No dataOutside this calendar's sources
T2 (TARGET RTGS) (EU-T2)No dataOutside this calendar's sources
CHAPS (GB-CHAPS)CHAPS closed Fri 1 Jan 2021: New Year's DayNew Year's Day
FedACH Services (US-FEDACH)No dataOutside this calendar's sources
US federal holidays (US-FEDERAL)No dataOutside this calendar's sources
FedNow Service (US-FEDNOW)FedNow Service open Fri 1 Jan 2021Business day
Fedwire Funds Service (US-FEDWIRE)No dataOutside this calendar's sources

Sources

Zeitwide release 2026.11.04.1. Evidence and signed receipt for England and Wales bank holidays on Fri 1 Jan 2021

England and Wales bank holidays revision 68, published .

Cite this answer
Zeitwide (2026). GB-EAW on 2021-01-01. Release 2026.11.04.1. https://zeitwide.com/calendars/GB-EAW/2021-01-01

Questions people ask

When does England and Wales bank holidays reopen after Friday 1 January 2021?

England and Wales bank holidays reopens on Monday 4 January 2021.

Which days is England and Wales bank holidays closed?

England and Wales bank holidays is closed every Saturday and Sunday. It also closes on the holidays published by GOV.UK (Government Digital Service).

Where does this answer come from?

GOV.UK (Government Digital Service), last read 28 Oct 2026, 15:46 UTC. The operator published this date. It is in Zeitwide release 2026.11.04.1.

The same answer from the API

curl https://api.zeitwide.com/v1/calendars/GB-EAW/days/2021-01-01

{
  "date": "2021-01-01",
  "is_business_day": false,
  "reason": "New Year's Day",
  "dataset_release": "2026.11.04.1"
}

Agents get it from the is_business_day MCP tool. The developer quickstart covers keys, MCP and webhooks